Houses In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scout in the book shows that she is intelligent, but at the same time she acts different then other girls. She is more interested in things that boys do. The most notable characteristic that Scout has is that she believes that everyone in her life is good, but during the trial of Tom Robinson she realizes that people can be bad.

Present within many novels that deal with class are intricate descriptions of the homes, the grounds, and even the neighborhoods that the characters live in and aspire to live within. While the descriptions are often lyrical their presence is far from superfluous. The estates in such novels nearly always have specific functions that are integral to the narrative and just as often serve a symbolic purpose. The novels we considered this semester are not exempt from this assertion, in fact, one illustrates the principle precisely. The novel that exemplifies the concept is The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives us exhaustive descriptions of the dwellings of nearly every character

Writer and novelist Diana Wynne Jones once said, ”If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual image is clear enough, the interpretation is infinitely blurred, a sort of enormous rainbow of every possible colour you could imagine”. A symbol is an object, person, place or an idea that has a real meaning in itself and also a deeper and profound meaning .In other words a symbol is something that stops being simply an everyday object, and instead represents thoughts and ideas that are bigger than itself. Many examples of symbols can be found in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story of the book takes place during the roaring 20’s mostly in New York, East and West egg, and within the story Fitzgerald uses lots of physical locations such as the valley of ashes,Gatsby’s mansion , symbols.

When North America was first settled, the pioneers of our continent sought relief from their native lands. Where it would have been impossible for many of them to achieve prosperity and wealth, the new Western World enabled many of them to be successful on account of their dedication and work ethic alone. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the state of this American Dream is depicted as it was in the 1920s. However, much has changed since this era, and today’s society has much evolved. In both epochs, the American Dream functions as a symbol of hope that promotes the personal advancement of many. However, in the 1920s the Dream was on the decline, whereas in the 2010s it has evolved to become an increasing reality. In both cases, the Dream plays an important role in the everyday lives of Western citizens. In the 1920s, the concept was impossible for most to attain. However, the Dream has evolved into a goal that can be achieved by an increasing number of people. In both time periods, the income gap between the wealthiest and poorest citizens is clear and convincing. However, in the 2010s, this has a mitigated impact on the average citizen due to social programming. While in both eras there is a somewhat of a distinction between sections of the continent, the divide between the East and the West is more pronounced in the 1920s. Modern

In the book, “The Great Gatsby” there are many characters with a variety of different homes that portrait their personalities. The main characters are, Nick, Gatsby, Tom, and George/Myrtle Wilson.

Novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald , in his novel, “The Great Gatsby”, describes Gatsby's house and yard during two different times in his life. Fitzgerald’s purpose is to describe Gatsby's house and yard. He adopts a lively and simple tone in order to explain what Gatsby's house looked like during two different times in his life in his readers.

In the first chapter, Nick describes Gatsby’s house as “ an imitation of some Hotel de Ville, with a tower on one side…. (p.24)”, showing the readers how massive his mansion must be. Gatsby was known for his lavish parties that were thrown every weekend, with “ men and women coming and going like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars (p.28)”. His house is symbolically important due to its location. Throughout this book, we see that most of it is spent in the twin peninsulas. Once Carraway is invited to one of Gatsby’s parties, he has no other choice then to go. He finally was able to see the luxury that is known as Gatsby’s mansion. In literature, geography can be much more than just humans occupying a space, “it can be

“The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald was a crafted tale of America in the 1920’s. Two of the main characters who stood out most would have to be Nick and Gatsby. Two men with dreams that were not achievable in the end. Based off reading about their homes its easy to reveal what type of guys they were. Their homes symbolized and reflected their true characters as a person.

The houses of Mr. Gatsby, Nick, the Buchanans reflect on the personality of the characters that live in but also the visitors. They all live in various scenarios but somehow are still connected. They are very deceiving and complex characters with many secrets and hidden emotions.

The Green Light: In the beginning Jay Gatsby reaches for this light which to him symbolizes Daisy and his dream of getting her to love him. This light represents hope to Gatsby.

With the Valley of Ashes, Nick wants the reader to feel the change in locations from the wealthy East Egg to the poor Valley of Ashes. The Valley of Ashes is decaying and empty a describes one of the buildings as, “a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of a waste land, a sort of compact Main Street ministering to it, and contiguous to absolutely nothing” (Fitzgerald 24). When Nick describes New York, he describes it as, “so warm and soft, almost pastoral” (Fitzgerald 28). This makes New York seem like a peaceful and relaxing place. However, Nick also describes Tom and Myrtle’s apartment in New York. The description of the apartment holds an overall different vibe from the description of New York. The apartment consisted of “a small

F. Scott Fitzgerald clearly describes Tom and Gatsby’s homes in a way that shows their love and loyalty to Daisy. When introduced to Tom’s house though a mansion, it was almost empty, “We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-colored space….twisting them up toward the frosted wedding cake ceiling…..The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch” (12). In the fragment sentences we read that in a enormous room with a vaulted ceiling and enormous space sits only a couch in the room. An object to sit upon maybe recline, but just the bare minimum does Tom give Daisy to fill the spacious room. He doesn’t care how much she wants, he gives what he thinks she needs and is content with doing no more for her. Yet when

Setting is an integral part of a novelist's or playwright’s ability to communicate characters’ ideals and attitudes. One of the greatest American authors, Francis Scott Fitzgerald also employs these essential strategies when describing the three main setting of The Great Gatsby: West Egg, East Egg, and the Valley of the Ashes. Fitzgerald relates West Egg with the “less fashionable” side of Long Island and “new money”, relates East Egg to the “fashionable” side of Long Island and “old money”, and relates the Valley of Ashes to a desolate wasteland that represents the crumbling of the American Dream and the destruction caused by modern society. West Egg promotes ideals of individuality and illegality and creates an atmosphere of lavish spending; however, East Egg gives rise to ideals of upper class society fueling attitudes of condescension towards lower classes of people including West Egg, while the Valley of Ashes is the manifestation of the desolate wasteland surrounding a city that represents the withering of the American Dream.

While Wuthering Heights was a symbol of darkness and winter, Thrushcross Grange could only be described as its opposite. Thrushcross Grange can be seen as a happy place that is light and summery. Its inhabitants are blissful and naive. They did not worry or have to fend for themselves because there is always money and servants to wait on them. The inhabitants of the house are ignorant of the cruelties and injustices of the outside world. When Isabella, Edgar's sister, marries Heathcliff and is taken to the Heights, she too learns these realities and is destroyed by them. She is imprisoned in the Heights by her husband. Isabella writes Nelly and describes her depression;

Hindley hated him”’. This shows that Mrs. Earnshaw neglects Heathcliff, not loving him as much as her other children. Hindley hates Heathcliff and therefore abuses him, making him a victim. However, Mr. Earnshaw loves Heathcliff, and along with Hindley and Mrs. Earnshaw, makes him into a loved and neglected victim.